Deuteronomy 28:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 28:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וּנְתָֽנְךָ֨
nâthan
H5414
to give
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְרֹאשׁ֙
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
לְזָנָ֔ב
zânâb
H2180
tail
וְהָיִ֨יתָ֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
רַ֣ק
raq
H7535
only
לְמַ֔עְלָה
maʻal
H4605
above
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִהְיֶ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְמָ֑טָּה
maṭṭâh
H4295
downwards
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
תִשְׁמַ֞ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מִצְוֺ֣ת
mitsvâh
H4687
commandment
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָנֹכִ֧י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
מְצַוְּךָ֛
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
הַיּ֖וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
לִשְׁמֹ֥ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
וְלַעֲשֽׂוֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh will make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath; if you shall listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God, which I command you this day, to observe and to do [them],
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh will set you as head, and not as tail, and you will be only above, and you will not be beneath, if you listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God that I am commanding you today, to keep and do,
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